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History
Department of History
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
This section presents the requirements for:
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must satisfy:
- the University regulations including the process of Academic Performance
Evaluation (see the Academic Regulations of the University section
of this Calendar),
- the regulations applying to all B.A. students including those relating
to First-Year Seminars and Breadth requirements (see the Academic
Regulations and Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree).
Students should consult with the Department when planning their program
and selecting courses.
Course Categories
The following course categories are used in the specification of the
History programs.
- History fields below the 4000--level:
The following field definitions are used to classify the History courses
below the 4000-level:
- the world before 1750
- modern Europe
- North America
- the non-Western world
- ideas, culture, and society
The field classification of each course is included with the course description.
Courses that do not have a History Field classification, such as HIST
3808 [1.0], cannot be used to meet the History Field requirements of degree
programs in History.
- History Seminars
HIST 4006 [1.0], HIST 4105 [1.0], HIST 4204 [1.0], HIST 4400 [1.0],
HIST 4502 [1.0], HIST 4504 [1.0], HIST 4507 [1.0], HIST 4508 [1.0],
HIST 4509 [1.0], HIST 4600 [1.0], HIST 4602, HIST 4700 [1.0], HIST 4802
[1.0]
Field Specifications for the History Seminars
- Ancient, medieval and early modern Europe
HIST 4006 [1.0], HIST 4209 [1.0], HIST 4507 [1.0]
- Modern Western Europe
HIST 4205 [1.0], HIST 4502 [1.0], HIST 4508 [1.0], HIST 4509 [1.0],
HIST 4802 [1.0]
- Russia and Eastern Europe
HIST 4600 [1.0], HIST 4602
- Great Britain and the Commonwealth
HIST 4502 [1.0], HIST 4504 [1.0], HIST 4508 [1.0], HIST 4509 [1.0]
- Canada
HIST 4204 [1.0], HIST 4206 [1.0], HIST 4300 [1.0], HIST 4301 [1.0],
HIST 4307 [1.0], HIST 4308 [1.0], HIST 4309 [1.0], HIST 4602 [1.0],
HIST 4802 [1.0]
- United States
HIST 4400 [1.0], HIST 4502 [1.0]
- European expansion and the non-Western world
HIST 4700
The Department of History cross-lists several courses offered by other
departments (e.g., several Classical Civilization courses in the Discipline
of Classics). No more than 2.0 credits in cross-listed courses may be
included in the 7.0 credits required for the B.A. General program. No
more than 3.0 credits in cross-listed courses may be included in a B.A.
Honours or B.A. Combined Honours program.
Program Requirements
History
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
The requirements for this program are modified when the Honours Research
Essay is included.
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits):
Normal Pattern
- 6.0 credits in History including 1.0 credit in each of four of the
five History Fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
- 1.0 credit at the 1000-level;
- 3.0 credits at the 2000-level;
- 2.0 credits at the 3000-level;
- 1.0 credit in HIST 3808 [1.0];
- 3.0 credits in History Seminars with not more than 2.0 credits in
any one Field for History Seminars.
Honours Research Essay Pattern
- 5.0 credits in History including 1.0 credit in each of four of the
five History Fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
- 1.0 credit at the 1000-level;
- 2.0 credits at the 2000-level;
- 1.0 credit at the 3000-level;
- 1.0 credit at the 2000-or 3000-level;
- 1.0 credit in HIST 3808 [1.0];
- 2.0 credits in History Seminars;
- 2.0 credits in HIST 4909 [2.0];
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.0 credits):
- 8.0 credits in electives not in History;
- 2.0 credits in free electives (may be History).
Notes
- One of the History seminar credits in Req.3 above may, with departmental
approval, be replaced with a credit in a discipline other than History.
The replacement credit will count as part of the Major CGPA.
- Students should endeavour to have one course at the 2000- or 3000-level
in the area of each fourth-year seminar.
- Students electing to follow the Honours Research Essay Pattern should
consult with the Department. The decision to commit to this pattern
should be made at the beginning of third year.
History with Concentration in International History
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
The Concentrati on in International History is open to students in the
History B.A. Honours program.Students in the Concentration must complete
a total of 11.0 History credits, of which a minimum of 6.0 must be chosen
from the list of designated courses in international history (see below).
The minimum CGPA required over the courses in the Concentration is 6.50.
Concentration Credits (5.0 credits)
- The concentration credits are those in c), d), e)and 3.
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits):
- 7.0 credits including 1.0 credit in each of four of the five History
Fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
- 1.0 credit in History at the 1000-level;
- 2.0 credits in History at the 2000-level;
- 1.0 credit in HIST 2801 [1.0] (Field b);
- 1.5 credits chosen from HIST 3304, HIST 3306, HIST 3400, HIST
3405, HIST 3800, HIST 3801;
- 1.5 credits chosen from HIST 2205 [1.0], HIST 2806 [1.0], HIST
3605, HIST 3700, HIST 3703, HIST 3706, HIST 3709, HIST 3805, HIST
3806, HIST 3905 and courses listed under d) not already used to
satisfy d);
- 1.0 credit in HIST 3808 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in HIST 4802 [1.0];
- 2.0 credits in History Seminars;
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
- 8.0 credits in electives not in History;
- 1.0 credit in free electives (may be History).
History
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the History Major CGPA (6.0 credits):
- 4.0 credits including 1.0 credit in each of four of the five History
Fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
- 1.0 credit in History at the 1000-level;
- 2.0 credits in History at the 2000-level;
- 1.0 credit in History at the 3000-level;
- 1.0 credit in HIST 3808 [1.0];
- 1.0 credit in History at the 4000-level;
B. Additional Credit Requirements (14.0 credits)
- The requirements of the other discipline must be satisfied;
- 5.0 credits not in History or the other field;
- Sufficient free elective credits to make 20.0 credits for the degree.
History
B.A. General (15.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
- 7.0 credits in History including 1.0 credit in each of four of the
five History Fields below the 4000-level and satisfying:
- 1.0 credit in History at the 1000-level;
- 3.0 credits in History at the 2000-level;
- 3.0 credits in History at the 3000-level;
- 7.0 credits not in History;
- 1.0 credit in free electives.
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
Minor in History
Open to all undergraduate degree students not in History programs.
Requirements (4.0 credits):
- 1.0 credit in History at the 1000-level;
- 1.0 credit in History at the 2000-level;
- 1.0 credit in History at the 3000-level;
- 1.0 credit in History at either the 2000- or 3000- level;
- The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must
be satisfied.
Mention : Français
Students in the B.A.(Honours) or B.A. program in History may qualify
for the notation Mention : Français by fulfilling the requirements
outlined below. Those wishing to pursue this path should consult with
the Department's Mention : Français adviser. Approval of
this adviser is required for all courses under Mention : Français.
History courses presented in fulfilment of Mention : Français
requirement can double as courses to satisfy History B.A. (Honours) or
B.A.requirements.
Students enrolling in courses at the University of Ottawa will do so
through the University of Ottawa Exchange Program. To enrol in courses
in French at another university, students must first obtain a Letter of
Permission from the Registrar's Office.
Mention:français
B.A. Honours and B.A. Honours (Combined)
To graduate with the notation Mention : Français B.A. Honours
History students must include in their program the following:
- 1.0 credit in advanced study of the French language (FREN 2100);
- 1.0 credit in French-Canadian culture and literature (FREN 2300);
- 1.0 credit in History taught in French at the 3000-level, chosen from
HIST 3900 [1.0] and HIST 3901 [0.5], if available, or an equivalent
course at the University of Ottawa or another university;
- Either HIST 4908 [1.0], or a 1.0 credit History seminar at the 4000-level
taught in French at the University of Ottawa or another university.
All written work must be submitted in French;
- Combined Honours students must meet the Mention : Français
requirements of both Honours disciplines.
Mention : Français
B.A.General
To graduate with the notation Mention : Français B.A. General
History students must include in their program the following:
- 1.0 credit in advanced study of the French language (FREN 2100);
- 1.0 credit in French-Canadian culture and literature (FREN 2300);
- 1.0 credit in History taught in French at the 3000-level, chosen from
HIST 3900 [1.0] and HIST 3901 [0.5], if available, or an equivalent
course at the University of Ottawa or another university.
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